Regionalism, Regime Complexes &amp; The Crisis in International Criminal Justice

Sirleaf, Matiangai

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2293988

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“…Likely consequences of an incoherent legal structure are turf battles on the one hand, and "forum shopping" on the other. 96 In order to avoid ICC prosecution, a state could refer a case to the African Court on Justice and Human Rights. 97 Furthermore, the threshold for referral to the Court is higher than that for referral to the ICC; the Rome Statute states a state must be "unwilling or unable genuinely to carry out the investigation or prosecution", 98 whereas the Malabo Protocol omits this qualification.…”

Section: Human Rights and International Criminal Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

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The African Union and Human Protection: Towards a Regional Protection Regime

Crossley

2020

African Security

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A global discourse of protection and responsibility suggests that human protection norms have gained traction. Empirically, this coincides with an observed global reduction in violence. How does this relate to regional protection practices in Africa; is there a regional protection regime? If so, how is this regime constituted, and what does it comprise? Does it shape regional protection practices, and if so, in what ways? This article describes the origins of human protection norms in Africa and outlines the institutions they have given rise to, and then assesses the role of the protection regime in shaping regional practices. An analytical framework based on regime theory, that assumes that the emergence of institutions and consistent practice indicates the emergence of a regime, is employed. An empirical survey of institutions and practices suggests the development of a regional protection regime. However, the regional structures differ from, and compete with, pre-existing international structures. While the structural prerequisites for a regional protection regime are now in place, several factors interfere with the development of the regional protection regime. The article concludes with several observations. First, the incoherence of global and regional structures results in contradictions and duplication among institutions. Second, a lack of agency of local actors, owing to limited resources and understaffing, inhibits consistent protective responses. Third, resistance by some regional agents to the norms underpinning the protection regime. However, incoherence, inconsistency, and hypocrisy are common features of regimes. Consequently, the fact that the African human protection regime is characterized by incoherence, inconsistency, and hypocrisy undermines neither its significance, nor its ability to shape practice and promote human protection.

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Section: Human Rights and International Criminal Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…100 At present, however, the global trend is in the opposite direction, given increased fragmentation of international criminal law, both substantively and institutionally. 101…”

Section: Human Rights and International Criminal Justicementioning

confidence: 99%

The African Union and Human Protection: Towards a Regional Protection Regime

Crossley

2020

African Security

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Power of the Purse: A Macro-Survey of Recent Financing at International Criminal Courts and Tribunals with Special Emphasis on the International Criminal Court

Ransdell

2017

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Afrika Birliği ve Uluslararası Ceza Adaleti

Dalar¹

2023

Alternatif Politika

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Afrika Birliği, 2014 yılında başlattığı girişimle, Afrika kıtasını bölgesel bir uluslararası ceza mahkemesine kavuşturmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu girişim, Nüremberg’ten bu yana evrensel olarak uygulanagelen uluslararası cezai muhakemede daha önce örneği olmayan yeni bir araçtır. Söz konusu girişimin önemi, uluslararası ceza hukukunda bölgeselleşme kavramını tartışmaya açma potansiyeli taşımasındandır. Kıta düzeyinde bütünleşmeyi hedef alan Afrika Birliği, 2000’li yılların başından itibaren artan şekilde uluslararası ceza adaletini gündemine almaktadır. Afrika Birliği, uluslararası cezai muhakeme araçlarının Afrikalıları haksız yere hedef aldığı iddiasına dayanmaktadır. Ancak bu durum, uluslararası ceza hukuku normlarının tümden reddi anlamına gelmemektedir. Talep edilen, bu normların Afrika devletlerinin önceliklerini, değer ve farklılıklarını içerecek şekilde reforme edilmesidir. Bu anlamda “Afrika Ceza Mahkemesi”, uluslararası cezai muhakemenin bilinen araçlarından pek çok açıdan farklılaşan bir yargı yetkisine sahip olacaktır. Bölgesel ve evrensel olan mutlak surette birbirine karşıt olmak zorunda değildir. Her ne kadar işler bir mekanizma kurabilmek için Afrika Birliği’nin aşması gereken pek çok sorun olsa da Afrika Ceza Mahkemesi sayesinde yaratılacak bölgesel uygulama ve teamüllerin uluslararası ceza hukukunun gelişimine katkı sunması beklenmektedir.

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Regionalism, Regime Complexes & The Crisis in International Criminal Justice

Cited by 3 publications

References 37 publications

The African Union and Human Protection: Towards a Regional Protection Regime

The African Union and Human Protection: Towards a Regional Protection Regime

Power of the Purse: A Macro-Survey of Recent Financing at International Criminal Courts and Tribunals with Special Emphasis on the International Criminal Court

Afrika Birliği ve Uluslararası Ceza Adaleti

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